While modern tragedy by rule exact
- DMI number:
- 26970
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- While modern tragedy by rule exact
- Last Line:
- And nurse the infant saplings of the stage
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Couplet and Prologue
- Themes:
- Theatre
- Author:
- George Colman
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Prologue to 'Philaster' (1663, ESTC T42231). Colman (1787) III: 171-172.
- First Line:
- While modern tragedy by rule exact
- Last Line:
- And nurse the infant saplings of the age
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The essence of theatrical wit being a select collection of the best and most admired prologues and epilogues [T113755]
- Page No(s):
- pp.32-33
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to Philaster... On Mr. Powell's first Appearance on the Stage.
- Attribution:
- Written by George Colman.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The theatrical bouquet: containing prologues and epilogues from Colley Cibber to the present year. [N64656] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.287-288
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to Philaster. Spoken by Mr. King.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The theatrical bouquet: containing prologues and epilogues from Colley Cibber to the present year. [T193665] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.287-288
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to Philaster. Spoken by Mr. King.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The theatrical bouquet: containing prologues and epilogues from Colley Cibber to the present year. [T70688] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.287-288
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to Philaster. Spoken by Mr. King.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A compleat collection of the best and most admir'd prologues and epilogues [ESTC T53679] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.27-28
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to Philaster...On Mr Powell's first appearance on the stage.
- Attribution:
- Written by Mr George Colman.
- Attributed To:
- George Colman
- Title:
- The polite miscellany containing variety of food for the mind [T117528] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- p.96
- Poem Title:
- Prologue to Philaster ... now acting at Drury Lane, London.
- Attribution:
- written by George Colman.
- Attributed To:
- George Colman
Poem Aliases
Philaster. Prologue.
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